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GAY HISTORY OF MEN’S FRATERNI
A Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer/qutng/Same Genr Lovg aterny or sorory is a Greek Letter Organizatn which exists for service and fellowship wh those muni.
While there have always been gay and bisexual men aterni, is only the last that they have been acknowledged, sometim accepted, and often rejected. As a rult, new aterni have been found which ter to gay, bisexual, and straight progrsive men and the anizatns ntue to flourish on mp today. Gay and bisexual men have always been a part of llege aterni, often closeted until after graduatn.
THE SECRET GAY HISTORY OF AN AMERIN FRATERNY
Case published the first and only natnal quantative study to date on gay and bisexual men wh the llege aterny. ” Case ascertaed that the percentage of gay men who are aterni is siar to the percentage of male stunts on mp who are gay or bisexual.
On average, the male rponnts were able to nfirm (om knowledge received eher durg or after llege), that 5 to 6 percent of members their aterny chapters were gay or bisexual.
He also found that gay and bisexual members joed a aterny for siar reasons as heterosexual members, namely to fd iendship and mararie, as a social outlet, and to have a support group and sense of belongg. The tenncy toward “over-achievement, ” Case believ, reflected a need of gay and bisexual male stunts for self-validatn and acceptance om the aterny.